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To: GeronL
I don’t care if these people live together, the state should never recognize this arrangement as a “marriage”

My point is that recognition of marriage is no business of the State at all. You are conflating government with civilization and society. That's what liberals do. Government is not civilization, and it's not society. It's government - and in America, at least, it's supposed to be severely limited. Starting with religion.

28 posted on 01/05/2014 3:01:40 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Libertarians and socialists are both enemies of civilization.

They are both my enemies.


31 posted on 01/05/2014 3:03:48 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Talisker

“...conflating government with civilization and society”
False distinction.

That government is one of the offices used is beside the point that Civilization has always ‘enforced’ marriage.

So what makes you feel that is no longer neccessary?


43 posted on 01/05/2014 3:14:53 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: Talisker

Show me a civilization anywhere at any time in history that did not have some form of government? So, yeah. Government is, in fact, a necessary component of civilization.


88 posted on 01/05/2014 7:15:04 PM PST by CitizenUSA (Sodomy and abortion. The only constitutional rights protected by Democrats.)
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